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i talked to one of the key guys over there and said how can i help you reform the pentagon? there must have been -- >> i bet congressmen love getting that call, grover norquist, how can i help? >> i start meetings that way. want to make the government more efficient, make it cost less and we are everybody's friend on that subject. ralph nader and i were lobbying the bush administration back in 2001. >> what about the second cliff, the bush tax cuts? >> i think -- you get towards the end in a thing and if the republicans have played it right, they said look, push it out a month or two weeks so you should never actually go over these things, just as you do with continuing resolutions. say, look, give it a week, two months. >> the president is not going to extend. he knows that he loses his leverage that way. >> the republicans also have other leverage. continuing resolutions on spending and the debt ceiling increase. they can give him debt ceiling increases once a month. have him on a short leash, here's your allowance. >> you are proposing that the debt ceiling be increased m
i talked to one of the key guys over there and said how can i help you reform the pentagon? there must have been -- >> i bet congressmen love getting that call, grover norquist, how can i help? >> i start meetings that way. want to make the government more efficient, make it cost less and we are everybody's friend on that subject. ralph nader and i were lobbying the bush administration back in 2001. >> what about the second cliff, the bush tax cuts? >> i think -- you get...
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we are borrowing to sustain our government is money borrowed to sustain food stamps as well as the pentagon. we ought to be thinking of that in terms of our values and our future. let me speak to a couple of elements here that i think progressives should keep in mind. progressives cannot afford to stand on the sidelines in this fiscal cliff debate. important critical decisions will be made soon that will affect this country for 10 years. i think we need to be a part of this conversation. we need to be open to some topics and some issues that are painful and hard for us to talk about. we cannot stand by the sidelines in denial that this is ever going to engage us in the things we value. we cannot be so night -- not leave to believe that just taxing the rich will solve our problems. i believe that is an important part of a solution. we have to look to reform and change that is significant, that preserves many of the values and programs that brought us political life, and we cannot believe that merely ignoring these programs or not engaging will solve the problem. pick up any of the newspapers
we are borrowing to sustain our government is money borrowed to sustain food stamps as well as the pentagon. we ought to be thinking of that in terms of our values and our future. let me speak to a couple of elements here that i think progressives should keep in mind. progressives cannot afford to stand on the sidelines in this fiscal cliff debate. important critical decisions will be made soon that will affect this country for 10 years. i think we need to be a part of this conversation. we...
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. >> rose: fighting over what within the pentagon? >> trying to make the first priority of the pentagon to be successful in the wars we were already in, the pentagon bureaucracy is structured to plan for war, not to wage war, and so getting badly needed equipment to the troops fast in months rather than in years or decades was just contrary to the nature of the building and it required a lot of effort to get them to do what i thought was the right thing, whether it was fixing walter reed and the way we treated our walter reed hospital and the way we treated our wounded warriors to armored vehicles to intelligence surveillance and recon sanls vehicles and drones, medivac and so on, it was it was a struggle. >> rose: as close as i have seen you tear up is when you talk about the responsibility of those men and women in harm's way. and you have said your legacy you hope is that they. >> rose:. > had their back to try and get them home safely and to care for them if you could. >> well, that is absolutely right and nothing means more to me
. >> rose: fighting over what within the pentagon? >> trying to make the first priority of the pentagon to be successful in the wars we were already in, the pentagon bureaucracy is structured to plan for war, not to wage war, and so getting badly needed equipment to the troops fast in months rather than in years or decades was just contrary to the nature of the building and it required a lot of effort to get them to do what i thought was the right thing, whether it was fixing walter...
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corporation that breaks the law and once a month for contracts of course the controversial move by the pentagon is only the latest deal negotiated with blackwater which has a history of agree just violations international law including murdering afghan civilians and destruction of property all with absolute impunity not only is blackwater playing a huge role in up keeping the troops in afghanistan i also learned last month that the shady douche bags are part of the pentagon's plan to expand its global spy network in the coming years so let's keep our eyes on this criminal enterprise but for now let's break the set. sometimes desperate times call for desperate measures in an era where corporations can rape and pillage the planet in which we live with zero accountability sometimes it takes people like you and me to step up to the plate while hard core environmental activist tim de christopher is one of those people in two thousand and eight he posed as a buyer for an oil and gas drilling auction for the utah bureau of land management and ended up one hundred fourteen drilling parcels for one poin
corporation that breaks the law and once a month for contracts of course the controversial move by the pentagon is only the latest deal negotiated with blackwater which has a history of agree just violations international law including murdering afghan civilians and destruction of property all with absolute impunity not only is blackwater playing a huge role in up keeping the troops in afghanistan i also learned last month that the shady douche bags are part of the pentagon's plan to expand its...
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not the "mad magazine" version, this one between the pentagon and cia. "the washington post" report rg the pentagon plans to double the number of spice it has working abro abroad. it could have real impact on the future of the cia. washington post intelligence reporter greg miller and brad thor, "new york times" best selling author and former member of the department of homeland security's analytic red cell unit. greg, great story. how does this put these two agencies at odds? >> well, this is -- there's a long history of these two agencies having a rivalry but the amazing thing this time around is how they have worked out a deal here where both sides seem to feel okay about it. when you look at what's happened, this cross in leadership where you have a secretary of defense who used to run the cia and until a few weeks ago a cia director ursed to be a four-star army general, they've made an arrangement that seems to work for both sides. they've reduced that friction and pledge to work together on this. >> it feels a little though like russia, doesn't it,
not the "mad magazine" version, this one between the pentagon and cia. "the washington post" report rg the pentagon plans to double the number of spice it has working abro abroad. it could have real impact on the future of the cia. washington post intelligence reporter greg miller and brad thor, "new york times" best selling author and former member of the department of homeland security's analytic red cell unit. greg, great story. how does this put these two...
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keeping the troops in afghanistan i also learned last month that the shady douche bags are part of the pentagon's plan to expand its global spy network in the coming years so let's keep our eyes on this criminal enterprise but for now let's break the set. sometimes desperate times call for desperate measures in an era where corporations can rape and pillage the planet in which we live with zero accountability sometimes it takes people like you and me to step up to the plate while hard core environmental activist tim de christopher is one of those people in two thousand and eight he posed as a buyer for an oil and gas drilling auction for the utah bureau of.
keeping the troops in afghanistan i also learned last month that the shady douche bags are part of the pentagon's plan to expand its global spy network in the coming years so let's keep our eyes on this criminal enterprise but for now let's break the set. sometimes desperate times call for desperate measures in an era where corporations can rape and pillage the planet in which we live with zero accountability sometimes it takes people like you and me to step up to the plate while hard core...
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keeping the troops in afghanistan i also learned last month that the shady douche bags are part of the pentagon's plan to expand its global spy network in the coming years so let's keep our eyes on this criminal enterprise but for now let's break the set. sometimes desperate times call for desperate measures in an era where corporations can rape and pillage the planet in which we live with zero accountability.
keeping the troops in afghanistan i also learned last month that the shady douche bags are part of the pentagon's plan to expand its global spy network in the coming years so let's keep our eyes on this criminal enterprise but for now let's break the set. sometimes desperate times call for desperate measures in an era where corporations can rape and pillage the planet in which we live with zero accountability.
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he was a former senior advisor at the pentagon. thank you for being here. doctor brenda shaffer is a specialist on call cases ethnic policies and iran, caspian energy, energy and foreign policy and eastern mediterranean energy issues. she previously served as the research director of the caspian studies program at harvard university. should have been a big ten school. in january, she will be a visiting scholar at georgetown university center for eurasia, russian and eastern european studies. alex anthony to specialize in middle eastern affairs with a focus on iraq to join the middle east institute as an adjective call in 2007. he also lectures as a senior fellow in middle east studies at the u.s. air force special operations school and that the defense is a good of security assistance management. want to welcome all of you and would will start, i think will start with you, dr. shaffer, since you're the prettiest gal at the table. >> thank you for the opportunity to testify in front of this committee. would often think of iran as the middle eastern country b
he was a former senior advisor at the pentagon. thank you for being here. doctor brenda shaffer is a specialist on call cases ethnic policies and iran, caspian energy, energy and foreign policy and eastern mediterranean energy issues. she previously served as the research director of the caspian studies program at harvard university. should have been a big ten school. in january, she will be a visiting scholar at georgetown university center for eurasia, russian and eastern european studies....
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chris lawrence, cnn, the pentagon. >>> half past the hour. i'm don lemon. wasn i want you to think about this one. what is worse, what is going on in syria or not knowing what is happening there? that's the question at hand as much of the nation is in its second day of an internet blackout. look at this table from acamai. it shows activity has literally flatlined in syria. that's online. and on the ground, though -- there has been intense movement as seen in video distributed through satellite phone connections. anti-government fighters are now better armed with explosives and weapons to bring down regime aircraft. they also made a serious grab for the damascus airport. and activists say they now have control of an oil field in this city. but the deaths continue to mount. 31 syrians killed today. as many as 40,000 since syrians began rising up against president bashar al assad, 20 months ago. that is according to activists. want to bring in now cnn's jim clancy from cnn international. how are the events on the ground changing the game in syria now? >> i thi
chris lawrence, cnn, the pentagon. >>> half past the hour. i'm don lemon. wasn i want you to think about this one. what is worse, what is going on in syria or not knowing what is happening there? that's the question at hand as much of the nation is in its second day of an internet blackout. look at this table from acamai. it shows activity has literally flatlined in syria. that's online. and on the ground, though -- there has been intense movement as seen in video distributed through...
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i talked to one of the key guys over there and i said how can i help you reform the pentagon. there must be people who have stopped -- >> i bet card and love giving that call. over norquist, how can i help? [laughter] spent i get lots of meat because i start all the meetings that way. i'm serious, we want to make the government more efficient and more effective, more transparent, make it cost less. and we are everyone's friend. transparency is a subject. ralph nader and i were lobbying the bush administration struggled and then together back in 2001. >> so that is the first cliff. what about the bush tax cuts going forward? >> i think if you went over, first of all you get towards the end, and if the republicans have played with a single, let's push it out of my for two weeks while we finish this, so you should never actually go over. just as you do with continuing resolutions. if you say look, given to, give it a month. >> this president is not going to extend. he knows that he loses his leverage that way. >> the republicans also have other leverage, continuing resolutions on
i talked to one of the key guys over there and i said how can i help you reform the pentagon. there must be people who have stopped -- >> i bet card and love giving that call. over norquist, how can i help? [laughter] spent i get lots of meat because i start all the meetings that way. i'm serious, we want to make the government more efficient and more effective, more transparent, make it cost less. and we are everyone's friend. transparency is a subject. ralph nader and i were lobbying...
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or are the pentagon briefing this is a reality? i noticed that cnn reported something similar. there seem to be more reports that chemicals for nerve gas are being united. >> there is i lot of reporting now and i don't know near as much as nick does on this topic. that they kcame in. i asked him during our show, was there any movement of these weapons, because i agree with what nick said, they have been there, was there movement because it would be dangerous. i said no, not yet. movement i think implies that we are going to send aircraft into hit them. >> if he tries to use chemical weapons on his people it will do somethi something. >> i don't think we are being duped now. there is a big difference between now and 2003. >> i don't think we have any idea. they are not going to be helpful now. it is hard to see how they would advance his cause. he is clearly not a stupid man. >> if you are trying to get a better deal for your family, then, you know, then maybe it's useful. i agree with you. when do they come after him? >> i don't think that happens. i think he may be a prisoner
or are the pentagon briefing this is a reality? i noticed that cnn reported something similar. there seem to be more reports that chemicals for nerve gas are being united. >> there is i lot of reporting now and i don't know near as much as nick does on this topic. that they kcame in. i asked him during our show, was there any movement of these weapons, because i agree with what nick said, they have been there, was there movement because it would be dangerous. i said no, not yet. movement...
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the pentagon saying it will start doing short-term planning. before this the pentagon was doing no planning for automatic cuts that begin. the pentagon says it hasn't communicated to defense contractors yet about what to expect. all the folks here say they're just hoping congress and the white house get on the page on some debt deal. what is it comes to the debt deal the president speaking to the business roundtable a couple hours ago saying tax rates must go up on families earning more than $250,000 a year. republicans say they will take $800 billion in more tax revenue from wealthier americans only through closing deductions. the president also earlier today fired a warning on the debt ceiling. >> if congress in any way suggests that they're going to tie negotiations to debt ceiling votes and take us to the brink of default once again, as part of a budget negotiation? which by the way we have never done in our history until we did it last year. i will not play that game. >> the reaction from republicans? this from a spokesperson for senate mi
the pentagon saying it will start doing short-term planning. before this the pentagon was doing no planning for automatic cuts that begin. the pentagon says it hasn't communicated to defense contractors yet about what to expect. all the folks here say they're just hoping congress and the white house get on the page on some debt deal. what is it comes to the debt deal the president speaking to the business roundtable a couple hours ago saying tax rates must go up on families earning more than...
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bill: secretary of state hillary clinton called an emergency meeting with the pentagon. >> the pentagon has contingency plans for everything including the chemical attack. it's believed according to a u.s. source that syria has put this sarin fast into cannisters that could be dropped from planes. these cannisters are designed to fracture so the devastating nerve gas could escape. but it's not known whether syria intends to use those chemical weapons. we think we have it in aerosol form. the u.s. is making contingency plans in case bashar al-asaad leaves the country suddenly and flees somewhere for asylum which would leave a vacuum there. several countries in that region are trying to find a place for assad to go. secretary of state hillary clinton has a just-added meeting today in dublin, ireland. here you see her earlier today. she and the russian minister decided to meet with the envoy to syria. across barbra himybill: russia s discussion in moscow. earlier in a week there was a report it was pulling support away from damascus. has that bent case? and why the relationship with russia
bill: secretary of state hillary clinton called an emergency meeting with the pentagon. >> the pentagon has contingency plans for everything including the chemical attack. it's believed according to a u.s. source that syria has put this sarin fast into cannisters that could be dropped from planes. these cannisters are designed to fracture so the devastating nerve gas could escape. but it's not known whether syria intends to use those chemical weapons. we think we have it in aerosol form....
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sort of unrest on the streets is bound to have some sort of an impact on oil prices as well as the pentagon's plans to use the oil rich nation as a hub for its get ground forces in order to build up a countering force to the perceived threat by iran of course is home to three u.s. military bases and one that's increasing the number. of them in withdrawal from afghanistan. you see captain of r t two eight. but meanwhile in egypt thousands of business in support of the president's position continues to demonstrate against him i mean lucy initially spoke public fury of the granting himself supremes power has now of the draft constitution his political allies approved has also come under fire. bottom reports from cairo. protesters have been camped out in tahrir square since last week since egyptian president mohamed morsi if you decree granting himself sweeping new powers that kicks off a wave of protests by the more liberal sections of egyptian society not just here in cairo but in cities across the country some of those spilling over into violent protests we've seen take gas thrown and stone ex
sort of unrest on the streets is bound to have some sort of an impact on oil prices as well as the pentagon's plans to use the oil rich nation as a hub for its get ground forces in order to build up a countering force to the perceived threat by iran of course is home to three u.s. military bases and one that's increasing the number. of them in withdrawal from afghanistan. you see captain of r t two eight. but meanwhile in egypt thousands of business in support of the president's position...
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molly henneberg is live at the pentagon keeping an eye on all of these developments. why is russia so important here, molly. >> reporter: russia is one of syria's allies, in fact one of sear kwras onl syria as only allies. and that is why it is thought they may have some sway over syria and bashar al-assad. hillary clinton is in a meeting this afternoon at a security conference in dublin, ireland. they will be meeting today specifically on syria. at the same time the secretary general of the united nations says he also is pressing syria not to use chemical weapons. >> i'm just very much concerned, and i have warned that in any case if chemical weapons is used then they will have to be put to justice and create serious consequences to those people. >> reporter: if president bashar al-assad were to leave the country it would create an immediate problem with who would take over and a secondary problem of who would control the chemical weapons. jon. jon: it is one thing to load seran gas into shells and so forth, it's quite another thing to use them. what does the pentago
molly henneberg is live at the pentagon keeping an eye on all of these developments. why is russia so important here, molly. >> reporter: russia is one of syria's allies, in fact one of sear kwras onl syria as only allies. and that is why it is thought they may have some sway over syria and bashar al-assad. hillary clinton is in a meeting this afternoon at a security conference in dublin, ireland. they will be meeting today specifically on syria. at the same time the secretary general of...
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network abroad by hiring more than sixteen hundred undercover agents as part of an overhaul within the pentagon's defense intelligence agency which is expected to rival a cia scott horton contributing editor of harper's magazine believes the u.s. is admitting it has neglected the old fashioned tradecraft of gathering intelligence. this planning change actually can be read as an admission of sorts and that is that the intelligence that's been collected by this massive apparatus has been very very weak particularly in the critical north east. middle east and. and the north africa region and also in pakistan the intelligence community did not see the arab spring calming. toria as mrs smith's about the situations and countries like egypt and syria for instance and i think in part this results from a heavy focus by the intelligence community overall on what's called signal signals intelligence that is very very sophisticated intercept systems to the detriment of the traditional human intelligence and i think now what we see in washington is a general acceptance of the fact that you can't do that the s
network abroad by hiring more than sixteen hundred undercover agents as part of an overhaul within the pentagon's defense intelligence agency which is expected to rival a cia scott horton contributing editor of harper's magazine believes the u.s. is admitting it has neglected the old fashioned tradecraft of gathering intelligence. this planning change actually can be read as an admission of sorts and that is that the intelligence that's been collected by this massive apparatus has been very...
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it is very different from what they do at the pentagon. it is a technique that i have observed that works and is helpful for the department of the defense. talking about a strategy, a broader view, and then through the report get into the details. in the congress, we have all these different committees that claimed some part of the jurisdiction. i had a simple solution. pete, we need some energy legislation and leadership. good luck. [laughter] every now and then, i would get into his territory and he would teach me a lesson about how far i could get into energy policy because he would come to me and say we have to do this differently. one of the questions i know people will ask -- why are you doing it now? the obama administration will have an opportunity to look at these proposals in november and december and hopefully decide to take advantage of them and use them next year. also i am hopeful and will recommend that this not just be administrative action. congress should implement this, too. beyond that, we will have the proper recommend
it is very different from what they do at the pentagon. it is a technique that i have observed that works and is helpful for the department of the defense. talking about a strategy, a broader view, and then through the report get into the details. in the congress, we have all these different committees that claimed some part of the jurisdiction. i had a simple solution. pete, we need some energy legislation and leadership. good luck. [laughter] every now and then, i would get into his territory...
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the pentagon is trying to close the base because they can, not because they should. and their haste to come up with a quick cut, it will cost the taxpayers over $100 million in coming years and that's why congress needs to have oversight. the house has passed a defense bill to prevent a suboptimal decision, like this one and the future. the house bill includes language requiring the pentagon to notify congress about any base closure or transfer of troops impacting more than 1,000 uniformed personnel. unlike the way the air force is operating now, the defense department would have to include a justification for the reduction and evaluation of the costs and benefits and an evaluation of the local environmental, strategic and operational consequences by requiring significant reductions in uniformed personnel to be included in the budget request, congress will have two opportunities to review, block or approve a base closure. in the annual defense authorization bill and the defense appropriations bill. the senate is nearing completion of its version of the defense bill t
the pentagon is trying to close the base because they can, not because they should. and their haste to come up with a quick cut, it will cost the taxpayers over $100 million in coming years and that's why congress needs to have oversight. the house has passed a defense bill to prevent a suboptimal decision, like this one and the future. the house bill includes language requiring the pentagon to notify congress about any base closure or transfer of troops impacting more than 1,000 uniformed...
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or are the pentagon briefing, this is a reality? >> have have been reports already, that syria has weaponized its nerve gas already into scud missiles, into artillery and into bombs. these have been going on, in fact, i noticed cnn two days ago had reported something similar. there seems to be more reports that chemicals for nerve gas are being united. there team seems to be more reports of them mixing. that's pretty alarming. >> i remember covering back in britain, the iraq war buildup. and we had almost exactly the same pattern. bad guy has chemical weapons about to use them on his people. we have to do something. turned out to be a lot of twadle. how do we know this intelligence is true? >> i suppose we don't know. there's a lot of reporting, true or false. i don't know as much as nick does on this tropic. there's a lot of reporting, these chemical, weapons of mass destruction, came in the early 2000s. 2003, 2004, with the assistance of the russians. i can't verify that. that's being reported. i talked to jim miklaszewski from nb
or are the pentagon briefing, this is a reality? >> have have been reports already, that syria has weaponized its nerve gas already into scud missiles, into artillery and into bombs. these have been going on, in fact, i noticed cnn two days ago had reported something similar. there seems to be more reports that chemicals for nerve gas are being united. there team seems to be more reports of them mixing. that's pretty alarming. >> i remember covering back in britain, the iraq war...
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i would refer you to the pentagon's comments this morning on the details of this particular type of uav, but again, we have no evidence that those claims are true. >> protests are continuing in mexico in the aftermath of clashes between police and citizens after it the inauguration of president and ricky pena nieto. activists have accused mexican police of using infiltrators to carry out vandalism and other acts of sabotage. in mexico city, hundreds of people marched through the streets to call for the release of jailed protesters and to denounce police infiltration. >> all this vandalism was caused by infiltrators. has been hard because we have been protesting peacefully. we have been peaceful and as we reject the return of the pri. we are rejecting the return of pena nieto and we do not think it should be like this. many should be released. >> the u.s. senate has unanimously approved a $631 billion military spending bill. the measure includes the accelerations of a withdrawal from afghanistan as well as intensified sanctions on iran. the obama administration has threatened veto minute
i would refer you to the pentagon's comments this morning on the details of this particular type of uav, but again, we have no evidence that those claims are true. >> protests are continuing in mexico in the aftermath of clashes between police and citizens after it the inauguration of president and ricky pena nieto. activists have accused mexican police of using infiltrators to carry out vandalism and other acts of sabotage. in mexico city, hundreds of people marched through the streets...
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nbc's chief pentagon correspondent joins us now. jim, is this the red line president obama was warning about? >> well, not quite yet. u.s. officials tell us that the syrian military is poised to use chemical weapons against their own people, and all it would take really is the final order from syrian president assad. but we have learned that as of today, all the precursored chemicals for that deadly nerve gas have in fact now been loaded on to aerial bombs, but those bombs are still in the depots. they haven't been loaded on to airplanes yet, and president assad hasn't given the order. but they're pretty close, larry, and that's why earlier this week, of course, president obama issued a very strong statement aimed at president assad saying look, if you use these weapons against your people, there will be serious consequences, but that's where somewhat of the problem lies. >> listen, i want to ask you, one of the parts of the red line statement by president obama and secretary of state clinton, that if there was movement of any chemi
nbc's chief pentagon correspondent joins us now. jim, is this the red line president obama was warning about? >> well, not quite yet. u.s. officials tell us that the syrian military is poised to use chemical weapons against their own people, and all it would take really is the final order from syrian president assad. but we have learned that as of today, all the precursored chemicals for that deadly nerve gas have in fact now been loaded on to aerial bombs, but those bombs are still in...
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the pentagon plan to prepare publications in africa are extremist in al qaeda. manage national core are prepping to launch offensive in northern mali. providing training and equipment and transportation, separation set to begin early next year. over in each of the presidential palace looking like an armed camp is at this time. egyptian military installing barbed wire barricades and stationing tanks after another night of deadly protest. the worst round of violence in two weeks. clashes between rival to mr. this killed the seven last night. those are your headlines, back to lori and melissa. lori: time to get a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. senate majority leader harry reid just took the floor. he tried to get a vote on the fiscal cliff deal at 1:30, but minority leader mitch mcconnell, republican objected to that proposal saying i matter of such importance, 60 vote threshold, majority was born to do. now it will not happen, no vote today on the debt ceiling, fiscal cliff proposal to basically the breaking news is we're back where we started. melissa: what is t
the pentagon plan to prepare publications in africa are extremist in al qaeda. manage national core are prepping to launch offensive in northern mali. providing training and equipment and transportation, separation set to begin early next year. over in each of the presidential palace looking like an armed camp is at this time. egyptian military installing barbed wire barricades and stationing tanks after another night of deadly protest. the worst round of violence in two weeks. clashes between...
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usually at the pentagon, but today here in person. if it seems that there is evidence that chemicals are being moved along with the war heads, is this a new phase in syria in some way? >> intelligence assessment back in washington is just that assad is feeling the pressure, the fighting is intensifying around damascus and his own military commanders are giving him this option to try to achieve some rollback against advances. >> so you know him and have studied him a lot. would he do it? would he put chemicals on -- >> well, he would have to be convinced. the thinking is that he is not yet convinced, that he knows he will face international outrage i think that's why you're seeing these statements, don't do it, to push him to understand he cannot go down this route. >>> still ahead on "starting point" could fashion icon and notorious boss anna wintor be taking a job with the obama administration? what gig would it be? and when you switch from another company to us, we even reward you for the time you spent there. genius. yeah, genius.
usually at the pentagon, but today here in person. if it seems that there is evidence that chemicals are being moved along with the war heads, is this a new phase in syria in some way? >> intelligence assessment back in washington is just that assad is feeling the pressure, the fighting is intensifying around damascus and his own military commanders are giving him this option to try to achieve some rollback against advances. >> so you know him and have studied him a lot. would he do...
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if they want more entitlement cuts, more discretionary spending cuts, if they want pentagon cuts, the president wants them to specify them. and this offer is intended in part to say here's my math. here's the level of deficit reduction i can reach. if you think you can reach the same or more with more spending cuts, you go first and name them. >> yeah. >> so richard, we have everybody playing chicken for the most part. it's kabuki. you show your spending cuts and then i'll show mine. >> right. it failed before when the president was negotiating against himself. look, i'm going to come back. $400 billion of medicare cuts is exactly what you would want democrats to do if you want them to start dealing with entitlements. what are we talking about when we say democrats need to deal with entitlements? principally, it's medicare. so that's a huge down payment right there. you can say, well, i don't really believe they're possible, but that's a real proposal. what you're asking for in terms of the politics is that the president somehow solves john boehner's problems with his own caucus. and
if they want more entitlement cuts, more discretionary spending cuts, if they want pentagon cuts, the president wants them to specify them. and this offer is intended in part to say here's my math. here's the level of deficit reduction i can reach. if you think you can reach the same or more with more spending cuts, you go first and name them. >> yeah. >> so richard, we have everybody playing chicken for the most part. it's kabuki. you show your spending cuts and then i'll show...
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white house is claiming it has no evidence that iran captured another american drone supporting the pentagon's claim that no american drones are missing in the middle east. this comes after iranian state tv report that is the islamic republic captured an unmanned u.s. surveillance aircraft after it entered iranian airspace. those are the headlines. back over to you, ashley. ashley: heather, thank you very much. appreciate that. president obama met with governors to talk about the fiscal cliff's impact on therapy states earlier today. republican governor gary herbert of utah was in that meeting and he joins us now. governor, thank you so much for joining us. of course i want to know immediately, what was the president's message to you, the governors? >> well he said he wanted to work with us as states. again we appreciate the fact that we were invited. states and governors have been kind of ignored in the past. in fact states have been kind of an afterthought in many policy discussions here in washington. we have something to say. we can help them make better policy. he invited that dialogue an
white house is claiming it has no evidence that iran captured another american drone supporting the pentagon's claim that no american drones are missing in the middle east. this comes after iranian state tv report that is the islamic republic captured an unmanned u.s. surveillance aircraft after it entered iranian airspace. those are the headlines. back over to you, ashley. ashley: heather, thank you very much. appreciate that. president obama met with governors to talk about the fiscal cliff's...
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the money but we could transfer response blingt that is are not the defense of the country out of the pentagon and consolidate programs and save a significant amount of money. >> this weekend you can talk with oklahoma senator about the fiscal cliff and the future of the republican party. the senator has written several books and reports including his latest the debt bomb. join our conversation live sunday at noon eastern an c-span2. >> vice president biden shop t at the opening of the first costco warehouse in the nation's capitol. he also made remarks about the fiscal cliff and middle class tax cuts. >> i went to get my wife's card and she said no, you get your own. [inaudible conversation] >> i know what i am looking for. [inaudible conversation] >> vice-president, what are you shopping for? >> my wife is starting a thing called book buddies for women's shelters and daycare centers. i am buying a bunch of books for the book buddies back in delaware. >> how are you choosing your books? >> based on some things i know my grand kids like. will i come to that side? i'm going to come around that
the money but we could transfer response blingt that is are not the defense of the country out of the pentagon and consolidate programs and save a significant amount of money. >> this weekend you can talk with oklahoma senator about the fiscal cliff and the future of the republican party. the senator has written several books and reports including his latest the debt bomb. join our conversation live sunday at noon eastern an c-span2. >> vice president biden shop t at the opening of...
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but we could transfer responsibilities that are not truly in the defense of the country out of the pentagon, and consolidate programs and save a significant amount of money. >> this weekend, talk with senator tom coburn about the fiscal cliff, the affordable care act, and the future of the republican party. the president has written several books and reports, including his latest, "the debt bomb." live sunday at the 12:00 noon eastern. >> no, we hear from a syrian opposition spokesman about the latest developments in the ongoing syrian civil war. the spokesman urged the international community to intervene, and calls for u.s. leadership, rather than just humanitarian aid. from johns hopkins, this is an hour and a half. >> thank you. thank you for everyone. thank you for the john hopkins university for organizing this event. let me start by sharing with you a personal story that just happened today, which gives you just a sense of how our lives became tragic. today, one of my close friends, a well-known activist in my home town, has been killed by indiscriminate shelling in the city. daria i
but we could transfer responsibilities that are not truly in the defense of the country out of the pentagon, and consolidate programs and save a significant amount of money. >> this weekend, talk with senator tom coburn about the fiscal cliff, the affordable care act, and the future of the republican party. the president has written several books and reports, including his latest, "the debt bomb." live sunday at the 12:00 noon eastern. >> no, we hear from a syrian...
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and ended another in afghanistan and reassessing our role in the world, we cannot find savings in the pentagon i think is not a fair assessment. at simpson-bowles said and others, there are savings to be had there that would not compromise our national security. i want to also add simpson-bowles approach establish firewalls in the outer years to delay the temptation to go back into the nondefense accounts when too much political pressure keeps you out of defense spending. so i would hope that in a long-term agreement would include that. on the nondefense side, i still think there's a savings to be found. i give you a couple illustrations of those that i think might be of some value to us. first, hats off to debbie stabenow and pat roberts putting together a far build that safest $23 billion over the next 10 years. that's something that hits my state directly, but i think they did it thoughtful, bipartisan job of saving money toward deficit reduction. there are other areas where savings can be found as well. and i think that we need to look at those honestly. let me kill you, i think the infras
and ended another in afghanistan and reassessing our role in the world, we cannot find savings in the pentagon i think is not a fair assessment. at simpson-bowles said and others, there are savings to be had there that would not compromise our national security. i want to also add simpson-bowles approach establish firewalls in the outer years to delay the temptation to go back into the nondefense accounts when too much political pressure keeps you out of defense spending. so i would hope that...
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straight to our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr, for new details here as we're talking about, you know, potential chemical weaponry. now not only talking about it, not only existing in syria, but the fact you're hearing from a u.s. official it is being nixed. tell me what you know. >> now we know what is going on. over the weekend, the u.s. got intelligence that syrian forces were beginning to start mixing chemical agents. essentially putting two chemicals together that would allow them to make deadly sarin gas. this is extremely serious news regarding the war in syria because until now there has not been that mixing together, the next step would be to put that deadly sarin into artillery shells. the u.s. believes, brooke, that the assad regime is looking at the possibility of some kind of limited chemical artillery strike on its own people, on rebel forces. officials tell us they hasten to add they don't believe assad -- bashar al assad has made the final decision to go ahead with a strike, but that that's what these preparations could be aimed towards and they also acknowledge t
straight to our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr, for new details here as we're talking about, you know, potential chemical weaponry. now not only talking about it, not only existing in syria, but the fact you're hearing from a u.s. official it is being nixed. tell me what you know. >> now we know what is going on. over the weekend, the u.s. got intelligence that syrian forces were beginning to start mixing chemical agents. essentially putting two chemicals together that would allow...
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program in the early 1990's as an assistant secretary of defense, and continues that effort in the pentagon. it is also important that we use this to generate new thinking and new ideas for how best to carry this vital vision into the future. it is important to have this discussion because the program is at a critical inflection point. it has evolved from a focus on infrastructure in the soviet union to encompass a broader range across asia and africa and the middle east, and despite the success achieved in the former soviet union, this program remains as critical as ever and maintains a strong support of leadership. it also has the strong support of our special guest today. we are honored to serve in his cabinet and honored to introduce. president obama has been a leader in reducing the threat of weapons of mass destruction. he has been a leader since he joined the united states senate and partner closely with senator dick lugar. as president, he has set a visionary agenda and to achieve a world without nuclear weapons and has taken practical steps to move the world in that direction. he h
program in the early 1990's as an assistant secretary of defense, and continues that effort in the pentagon. it is also important that we use this to generate new thinking and new ideas for how best to carry this vital vision into the future. it is important to have this discussion because the program is at a critical inflection point. it has evolved from a focus on infrastructure in the soviet union to encompass a broader range across asia and africa and the middle east, and despite the...
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problem with a camera at the pentagon. sorry about that. you can watch the briefing began at a website. go to c-span.org. the u.s. senate coming into session. the house recessed until next week. senators continued debate today on normalizing trade relations with russia. a vote expected shortly after noon today. and not to live coverage of the u.s. senate here on c-span2. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. god of wonder, beyond all majesty, you alone are worthy of our praise. stay with us, bringing your grace and gladness to brighten our lives. lord, remove our sins from us and cleanse us with your spirit, emancipating us from fears about what tomorrow may hold. continue to direct the steps of our lawmakers, keeping them from eleventh-hour decisions that bring unintended negative consequences. remind them that the cost of indecision may be much higher than they anticipate. purple them of the things that increase discord, that in unity they may serve you with fanalfulness. we pray in your
problem with a camera at the pentagon. sorry about that. you can watch the briefing began at a website. go to c-span.org. the u.s. senate coming into session. the house recessed until next week. senators continued debate today on normalizing trade relations with russia. a vote expected shortly after noon today. and not to live coverage of the u.s. senate here on c-span2. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. god of wonder, beyond all majesty,...
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someone made a comment that an american source of power to every different in the past that it defies the pentagon and the size american debt that we're too big to fail. deadhorse lake bigger problem than us. i be interested when you're anything about policy do you look at that as a source of leverage or does it strain american options tremendous a? >> steve, very simply, the u.s. situation with respect to our deficit and debt is a national security liability. we need our senior leadership. we need a senior leadership to take it on. we have an opportunity to do so. we have a requirement to do so. at the foundation of national power is ultimately economic comment and in terms of global influence, in terms of the ability to support a military, the economic is foundation. and we have i think the united states, both an opportunity to require it to get our house in order, and i believe that our 100 senators and members of the house will step up on this and sufficient majority in the coming months. >> how do you look at your surplus of the u.s.? does that say we have america under our control? >> we are
someone made a comment that an american source of power to every different in the past that it defies the pentagon and the size american debt that we're too big to fail. deadhorse lake bigger problem than us. i be interested when you're anything about policy do you look at that as a source of leverage or does it strain american options tremendous a? >> steve, very simply, the u.s. situation with respect to our deficit and debt is a national security liability. we need our senior...
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that phone rings and he picks up the phone and instead of hearing the pentagon he hears a little child's voice saying i want to speak to santa claus. he looks around the room and very upset. but the phone keeps ringing and the local sears store had misprinted the number for santa claus. >> brian: they picked up on that. >> they have a facebook page and applications on line. >> brian: there is not a time in my house on christmas eve. where the kids don't want to go track sant a. if he's close to north america. you don't want to be stuck in the kilmeade. >> great way for them to go to bed. >> brian: thank you so much. and the view of the military is fantastic. the night that santa got lost. >> thank you. >> brian: has any restaurant ever served you a bad meal. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] campbell's green bean casserole. it's amazing what soup can do meet the 5-passenger ford c-max hybrid. [ male announcer ] campbell's green bean casserole. when you're carrying a lot of weight, c-max has a nice little trait, you see, c-max helps you load your freight, with its foot-activated lift gate. but t
that phone rings and he picks up the phone and instead of hearing the pentagon he hears a little child's voice saying i want to speak to santa claus. he looks around the room and very upset. but the phone keeps ringing and the local sears store had misprinted the number for santa claus. >> brian: they picked up on that. >> they have a facebook page and applications on line. >> brian: there is not a time in my house on christmas eve. where the kids don't want to go track sant...
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he did it in the pentagon. he did it here in the united states senate. i don't know what's ahead for jim webb but we haven't heard the last of him. he'he has a wonderful, beautiful wife, wonderful children. he left his mark on the united states senate and he will never be forgotten, even though he served here one term. i'm really sorry that his senate career was not longer but i'm gratified it was so productive. and, mr. president, i congratulate jim webb and express on this record how much i admire him and what a strength he has been to me. he was a strength to me on the health care bill. he has given me wonderful information on immigration, which i've spent a lot of time on. i've read some of his books. i haven't read them all but i've read a couple of them. he is somebody i will miss very, very much. and i will always consider jim webb somebody who made me a better person. note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: mrs. hagan: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from north
he did it in the pentagon. he did it here in the united states senate. i don't know what's ahead for jim webb but we haven't heard the last of him. he'he has a wonderful, beautiful wife, wonderful children. he left his mark on the united states senate and he will never be forgotten, even though he served here one term. i'm really sorry that his senate career was not longer but i'm gratified it was so productive. and, mr. president, i congratulate jim webb and express on this record how much i...
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this comes as pentagon sources tell nbc news there is intelligence suggesting the syrian government has loaded sarin gas into aerial bombs and awaiting command from president assad for its use. >>> and from our parade of papers, "the san francisco chronicle," american jazz legend dave brubeck died just short of his 92nd birthday. he redefined american jazz in the 1950s and '60s, and he was a jazz pop star of sorts. "take five" became the first jazz recording to sell over a million copies. it made jazz popular in the united states. dave brubeck dying yesterday. >> a great musician. >> little-known fact, the guy that played stand-up bass for him the last ten years, mike allen. >> is that right? >> nobody knew that. allen. yes, he plays it and spins that thing around. >> oh, i love when he does that, slaps the back of it. >> he also, for a year and a half, when the stray cats went over to london. >> mike ailen? >> stand-up bassist for the stray cats. >> the boy's got range. >> very flexible. >> stray cat strut. >> "the playbook," so much else going on. >> he also has -- a lot of people mad
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eastern, a news briefing at the pentagon. also, a senate commerce subcommittee on the impact of hurricane sandy and transportation systems in the northeast, on c-span 3 at 10:30 a.m. eastern. >> we have had these explosions of knowledge in medicine but we have not coordinated care. all of these have some in the cracks that they are as harmful as the disease is treated. you have to ask, are we hurting people overall on a global level that's what are we doing sometimes? now we have got the report saying 30% of everything we do may not be necessary in health care. when we step back, 30% of all the medications we prescribe, the procedures, this is something i think which is, for the first time, really being called out as a problem. >> the function -- dysfunction. the latest is, unaccountable, saturday night at 10:00 eastern on c-span two. >> members of congress from both parties said today negotiators should be able to reach an agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff at the end of the year. a forum was hosted that included house budg
eastern, a news briefing at the pentagon. also, a senate commerce subcommittee on the impact of hurricane sandy and transportation systems in the northeast, on c-span 3 at 10:30 a.m. eastern. >> we have had these explosions of knowledge in medicine but we have not coordinated care. all of these have some in the cracks that they are as harmful as the disease is treated. you have to ask, are we hurting people overall on a global level that's what are we doing sometimes? now we have got the...